Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chastisement

2 senses of chastisement

Sense 1
castigation, chastisement -- (verbal punishment)
       => punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation -- (the act of punishing)

Sense 2
correction, chastening, chastisement -- (a rebuke for making a mistake)
       => rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand -- (an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face")